China's top legislature bans the trade and consumption of wild animals, in a bid to win the battle against the coronavirus outbreak
A seller wearing a face mask to help stop the spread of a novel coronavirus which began in Wuhan city is seen at a market there, in China's central Hubei province. January 24, 2020.
The announcement, made late on Monday according to the official Xinhua News Agency, comes after an initial suspension of the trade and consumption of wildlife in January. Some of the earliest infections were found in people who had exposure to a wildlife market in Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan, where bats, snakes, civets and other animals were sold.
Zhang said it was both urgent and necessary for the decision to be made at the "critical moment for the epidemic prevention and control".
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